Rogers was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to an African-American father and a Korean mother.
Her father works for the U.S. Intelligence Division United States military, so Amerie traveled to and lived in many different places, including Alaska, Texas, Germany, and South Korea. She has a younger sister, Angela Rogers, who is now her lawyer. She finally settled in Washington, D.C., which she considers her hometown. She started studying at Georgetown University for a degree in English and Fine Arts and graduated in 2000.
Amerie's first language is Korean. However, after the family left Korea, Amerie's mother made a conscious effort to limit the use of Korean with her daughters out of fear that it would impede their development of English proficiency. In an interview with KoreAm Journal, Amerie stated that she is now only "conversational" in the Korean language and speaks it at home with her mother, Angela, and extended Korean family members.
Amerie also bears a t
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2001-2004: All I Have
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2005-2006: Touch
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2007-2008: Because I Love It
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2008: New Home, New Sound
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Amerie Mi Marie Rogers (born January 12, 1978), better known as Amerie, is a multiracial (African-American & Korean) American R&B singer. She debuted in 2002 with the album read more...
Rogers was born in Fitchburg, Massachusetts to an African-American father and a Korean mother.
Her father works for the U.S. Intelligence Division United States military, read more...